[newsforge daily] September 20, 2003

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September 20, 2003

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Monolithic software decimates IT budgets http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/032238

• by Jeff Childers - Corporate IT budgets have become paralyzed by their resistance to monolithic, all-or-nothing upgrades accompanied by painful services interruptions and unexpected cost overruns. Their obstinacy has been learned by hard experience, and is caused by the near ubiquitous use of Microsoft software in business.

Linux Advisory Watch - September 19, 2003 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2251233

    Folks, there are a lot of advisories this week. Be sure to check your     distribution carefully, as many of them are significant. This week,     advisories were released for mana, pine, gtkhtml, openssh, sendmail,     MySQL, xfree86, buffer, kernel, and KDE. The distributors include SCO,     Conectiva, Debian, EnGarde, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Immunix, NetBSD, Red Hat,     Slackware, SuSE, Trustix, TurboLinux, and Yellow Dog.

Review: Java Desktop System on Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/003212

• by Chris Gulker - Open source is ready for the real world. Sun Microsystems' just-released Java Desktop System for x86 is a polished Linux desktop that rivals Windows XP and even Mac OS X for fit, finish and ease of use. Whether corporations, governments and educational institutions adopt it will likely have more to do with migration issues and financial concerns than the viability of this Gnome-based user environment.

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Lycoris' Award Winning OS Raises the Bar http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/0153247

    Jason Spisak writes "Lycoris' Award Winning OS Raises the Bar. Redmond,     WA - September 19, 2003- Lycoris Desktop/LX Update 3 hits shelves this     week, combining all the power and simplicity of Desktop/LX with the     latest Lycoris technology. This much anticipated Update the the award     winning Desktop/LX OS features a new Help Center with interactive     audio-visual tutorials, hundreds of updated drivers, crisper font     handling, increased printer support ...

Launch of LQT Network Solution
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2126255

    Philippe Gagne writes "You can now have a perfectly functional network     for less than $800 US. LQT Network Solution includes: a mail server     with anti-virus and anti-spam, a VPN, a PDF print server, etc. Based on     linux technology, LQT Network Solution is a software solution that can     be installed in less than 30 minutes, without any prior knowledge of     linux required. www.lqtsystems.com"

Hackers Pass Out New Software For Attacks http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2117216

    Robert E. Harvey, M.D. writes "Security researchers on Tuesday detected     hackers distributing software to break into computers using flaws     announced last week in some versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows     operating system. The threat from this new vulnerability - which     already has drawn stern warnings from the Homeland Security Department

• is remarkably similar to one that allowed the Blaster virus to infect hundreds of thousands of computers ...

Sun's Schwartz Speaks Out on Linux, SCO
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2114201

     Sun Microsystems Inc. last week announced its Java Enterprise System     and its Java Desktop, which will fundamentally change Sun's software     pricing, delivery and licensing models. After the announcement at the     Sun Network conference in San Francisco, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's     executive vice president for software, sat down with eWEEK senior     editor Peter Galli.

Device Profile: D-Link "Central Home Drive" http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2049228

     Digital home communications technologies specialist D-Link worked with     Intel to build an innovative "Central Home Drive" that leverages an     embedded Linux operating system and Universal Plug-n-Play (UPnP)     technology to create a network-attached repository for shared     multimedia files in the home that works in heterogeneous networks out     of the box. The device will ship mid-October 2003 with an MSRP of     $249.99.

Who Will Defend HTTP?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/187224

    Ernest_Miller writes "All sorts of organizations have made their voice     heard in defense of filesharing via Kazaa, Grokster, BearShare, and     other P2P services. LawMeme asks why no one is defending filesharing     via http."

Boot Linux faster
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1757200

    Idean writes "This article shows you how to improve the boot speed of     your Linux system without compromising usability. Essentially, the     technique involves understanding system services and their     dependencies, and having them start up in parallel, rather than     sequentially, when possible."

[Romania] MS Quietly Bags Government while Entrepreneurs Eye First Linux/FLOSS Expo http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1628243

    On September 17 Romanian IT&C minister Dan Nica and Steve Balmer signed     a strategic partnership between the Romanian government and Microsoft.

Sun StarOffice 7 Reviewed
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1546212

    Jem Matzan writes "After days of testing every program in the suite     I've finally completed a comprehensive review of StarOffice 7. It's     inexpensive, powerful, and it converts to Flash, PDF, and other     proprietary formats without any trouble. With the scant few feature     additions and high pricetag of MS Office System 2003, Sun's cheaper and     more stable suite could be in a position to damage Microsoft's Office     sales."

Intel net processors, Linux power new Radisys telecom hardware http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1527237

    Radisys unveiled two processor boards and an integrated system at the     Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Jose, CA this week. According to     Radisys, the trio of new products -- all designed to do heavy lifting     in telecom/datacom applications -- include: the industry's first dual     processor Processor PMC (PrPMC) based on the Intel IXC1100 control     plane processor; the industry's first fully integrated PICMG 2.16, dual     OC-3c ATM-to-IP gateway line ...                                                             

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